Patents by Inventor Rick Wyke

Rick Wyke has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lamp base adapter
    Patent number: 7513802
    Abstract: A lamp adapter can adapter a mogul base lamp holder to accept a medium base lamp. The lamp adapter can accommodate only open fixture rated lamps. An open end of the lamp adapter into which a lamp is inserted has an elongated flange which allows only an open fixture rated lamp having a medium base to be completely threaded into the adapter and make electrical contact with a threaded metal sleeve and central button contact of the lamp holder. The geometry of the elongated flange prevents the threading of a closed fixture rated lamp into the adapter by taking advantage of the physical differences between the open and closed fixture rated lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Tufano, Sr., Paul Endres, Anil B. Deshmukh, Rick Wyke
  • Lamp base adapter
    Publication number: 20050231964
    Abstract: A lamp adapter can adapter a mogul base lamp holder to accept a medium base lamp. The lamp adapter can accommodate only open fixture rated lamps. An open end of the lamp adapter into which a lamp is inserted has an elongated flange which allows only an open fixture rated lamp having a medium base to be completely threaded into the adapter and make electrical contact with a threaded metal sleeve and central button contact of the lamp holder. The geometry of the elongated flange prevents the threading of a closed fixture rated lamp into the adapter by taking advantage of the physical differences between the open and closed fixture rated lamps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Tufano, Paul Endres, Anil Deshmukh, Rick Wyke
  • Mogul or medium base lamp holder
    Patent number: D519455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Tufano, Paul Endres, Anil B. Deshmukh, Rick Wyke